prostate cancer in december. and the president didn t even find out he had cancer until yesterday? what is the response from the white house regarding that secrecy? reporter: that s correct. the white house continues to insist the president has full confidence in the defense secretary. on december 22nd, we are only learning now, that the secretary was under general anesthesia for that procedure. that is why the chief of staff in the white house has sent this memo to all cabinet secretaries asking them to review the policies and procedures they have in place for notifying the white house when something like that happens. they want to be sure nothing like this is repeated in terms of the lack of transparency and the real communications breakdown. monica alba at the white house, thank you. up next, a deep dive into election security and the fight against disinformation in 2024.